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CP photo: Jared Wickerham Arsenal middle school in Lawrenceville News of a proposal to close several schools within the Pittsburgh Public School district recently led to some chaos among parents, advocates, and lawmakers. The blowback was so strong that PPS board members voted the next day to shelve the plan for the time being. But the realities of what brought up the proposed closures remain: PPS is facing a $39.4 million budget deficit. The deficit grew by $4 million from last year, and the district is facing a 21% decline in kindergarten enrollment from last year. To fill the budget gap, the school district proposed a 2.6% property tax increase, but in December, the PPS board voted down the hike by a vote of 3-5 with one abstention. Board members who opposed the hike cited the wariness of raising taxes during an economic down
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One day after the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administration recommended the district close six schools over two years, the board tabled the conversation.
The board voted 7-1 in favor of tabling during a special meeting Tuesday, with board president Sylvia Wilson abstaining.
Several board members said their constituents had asked them to vote against the closure plan, though the board was voting not on the plan itself but on initiating a public-comment process to discuss it. Board member Sala Udin said the community should have had a chance to weigh in before the plan was presented.
“Even though we are just requesting authorization to request a public hearing, that’s not how [the community is] receiving the information,” Udin said. “Many people think we’re going to vote on this tonight and that is not the case. I think we need to go back to the drawing board and take into consideration the best knowledge and thinking we have to best